CVE-2021-42545 Insufficient Session Expiration in TopEase
Remote attackers can reuse or steal user and admin sessions due to insufficient session expiration, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42545?
CVE-2021-42545 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Business-DNA Solutions GmbH TopEase, published on 30 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability exists in Business-DNA Solutions GmbH’s TopEase® Platform Version <= 7.1.27, which allows a remote attacker to reuse, spoof, or steal other user and admin sessions.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Business-Dnasolutions Topease.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-42545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mqvw-2h8p-cf8g.